Dining Table. Rectangular Top Chair Table, with lift top storage compartment, the top is attached to the pine base with wooden rods slipped through hole in the top and base allowing the top to swing up and down, chair tables were made throughout the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries for country settings and they were designed as space savers since they could be folded up and put out of the way, American, first half of the 19th century, in excellent original condition except for a later finish. Height 29", 54"x35-3/4".